The Provincial Government of Camarines Sur, through its Provincial Scholarship Office, held the distribution of educational assistance amounting to 100 million pesos to over 8,000 scholars across five districts of the province on March 21, 2025, at the Fuerte CamSur Sports Complex, Cadlan, Pili.

The educational assistance covered the students’ tuition fees for the second semester of the school year 2024 to 2025. Governor Luigi Villafuerte and Congressman Lray Villafuerte led the distribution of the said assistance.

“Pirmi ko pong sinasabi asin nagtutubod po ako na education is the greatest equalizer in life. Mayaman man o tios, basta maghigos, makakakua nin tyansang umasenso sa buhay. Magpuon pa ki LRV, pinapadagos ta an scholarship program asin [mas] dinadagdagan. Yaon po kami para itao an tabang na aram ming kaipuhan talaga. Sa 8,000 students na natabangan ta, 8,000 man na families asin futures an nababago kan provincial government,” emphasized the governor.

Among the grateful beneficiaries of the program is 20-year-old Daisy Huit Pabia from Colongcogong, Caramoan. As a full scholar of the provincial government, she received 37,000 pesos, which covered her entire tuition fees and will aid in pursuing her studies as a nursing student.

“Sobrang ogma po ako na nakabali ako sa mga scholars since yung parents ko po ay walang stable na work. Sobrang nakakatabang po talaga ini lalong lalo na eskwelahan and sa panahon ngunyan na sobrang gabat kang pagbuhay. Kang nakalaog po ako as scholar, naggian-gian po ang iniisip kang parents ko,” shared Pabia.

“Kung mayo po ang tabang ni Gov. Luigi and Cong. Lray, sa hiling ko po dai ako makakatapos ning pagklase. Sana po dakol pa sindang matabangan and aram mi man po na bukas an saindang kamot para sa mga tawong nangangaipo,” she furthered.

Another beneficiary of the program is 19-year-old Cassandra Joyce Añonuevo from Umalo, Libmanan and a 1st year student of Governor Mariano E. Villafuerte Community College (GMVCC) Libmanan. Being a scholar and grantee of educational assistance is truly a blessing for her and her family. During the payout, she received 5,000 pesos worth of assistance.

“Dakulang tabang po ining educational assistance ninda Governor Luigi lalo na po sakuya sa pang-allowance, sa pagklase, [asin] sa pang-aroaldaw. Dakulaon man pong tabang na nagkaklase ako sa GMVCC ta bukod po sa free and quality education, less hassle na po sa part ko sa pagbyahe ta harani lang po ang [eskwelahan] sa harong mi,” shared Añonuevo.

With the long-standing scholarship program, thousands of student-scholars comprising of high school students, college students, and those taking their Master’s degree are given the opportunities for higher education, ensuring that financial constraints do not hinder their academic pursuits.